are an English football club representing the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Hellenic League Division 1 West. Club History:
Stonehouse Town Football Club, popularly known as the ‘Magpies’ because of their Black and White striped strip, starts at the Youth level, from 4 years old all the way through to under 16s, as well as girls' age groups at u12s, 14s & 16 and Adults. Notwithstanding the youth section, the highly popular senior part of the club runs a 1st team in the Hellenic League Division 1 West, plus three teams across the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League and Stroud Leagues, whilst not forgetting the Veterans side playing monthly and featuring a number of Magpies’ stalwarts. Founded in 1898, the Magpies play at the stadium at Oldends Lane, Stonehouse, which was opened by legendary England International Billy Wright on 25th August 1949 in a friendly against Cheltenham Town, and features the Mike Smith Stand, dedicated to our long-serving Secretary Mike ‘Spike’ Smith. During the Club’s heydays in the 1950s and 1960s, the Club regularly hosted attendances of over 1,000 spectators, and the record attendance for the Ground is 5,500 for a game against Gloucester City on 29th September 1951 in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round. The Club’s record Receipts for a single game was at the same game, when we received £272/8s/9d, worth £7854 in today’s money, although 6000 attended the 1962 Stonehouse Invitation XI v the All Stars Showbiz XI, which featured a range of (then!) huge celebrities such as Jimmy Young and Pete Murray! We were the first ever winners of the Gloucestershire County League in 1968/9 season, but it took almost 30 years to re-enter the League after relegation in the early 80s. Promotion in 2014/5 was achieved via the Runners Up slot in Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division 1, under Haydn Murray’s managership, whereupon we were looking forward to cementing our place back in the County League, or even beyond. Season 2014/5 was also when we won a cup double via the Senior Amateur County Cup (1st time since 1976) and the Premier Section of Stroud Charity Cup, as well as reaching the Reg Davis Cup Final, where we lost 3-2 to Newent Town FC. Season 2015/6 saw a mid-season change of manager to Alex Lumsden, but it sadly saw us only finish 3rd in the League, insufficient to earn promotion out of the League, and Ian Soule took over as Manager to try to push the Club further, whilst retaining a strong core of the regular players for a number of years. Season 2018/19 saw us finish in 3rd place once again in the County League, but that was enough to secure much-coveted promotion to the Hellenic League Div. 1 West for the first time. The club appointed Phil Orsborn as the 1st Team Manager in May 2019, alongside Ian Logan-Giles as his assistant. With promotion not secured until after their appointment, Phil and Ian have had an extra bonus already, with a first campaign (officially) in the Hellenic League on the horizon. Ground - Magpies Stadium, Oldends Lane, Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Teams
1st Team Hellenic League Division 1 West
2nd Team Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division 2
3rd Team Stroud & District League Division 4
4th Team Stroud & District League Div 7
Veterans / Sunday / Ladies
Main Club Sponsor: Ben's Takeaway
